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News Articles: COVID

A poster in Kolkata, India, from peak pandemic days sends a message to mask up. Now that the official COVID-19 global emergency is no longer in effect, some folks are thrilled to stop masking — but others wonder if it's a good idea to keep up certain precautions.

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  • Global Health

Coronavirus FAQ: 'Emergency' over! Do we unmask and grin? Or adjust our worries?

Now that official COVID emergency declarations have ended, how should people evaluate their risk of SARS-CoV-2? That's the subject of our frequently asked questions offering.

May 15, 2023
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By:
  • Fran Kritz
Facing public pressure, federal regulators have decided to let patients receive prescriptions for controlled substances via telehealth for at least another six months.

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  • Health

The pandemic-era rule that lets you get telehealth prescriptions just got extended

Telehealth flourished during the pandemic thanks to relaxed rules that allowed prescribing without an in-person visit. Federal officials have decided to keep that in place for the time being.

May 10, 2023
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By:
  • Yuki Noguchi
Scientists haven't unraveled the cause of long COVID. But evidence is growing that an ongoing viral infection could be driving the symptoms, at least in some patients.

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  • Health

Why viral reservoirs are a prime suspect for long COVID sleuths

Scientists are turning up more evidence that some people may harbor a viral reservoir in the wake of COVID-19. What could that tell us about long COVID?

May 02, 2023
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By:
  • Will Stone
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  • Health

As federal emergency declaration expires, the picture of the pandemic grows fuzzier

The federal government’s public health emergency that’s been in effect since January 2020 expires May 11. But some shared data requirements will come to an end and the federal government will lose access to key metrics.

April 27, 2023
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By:
  • Sam Whitehead

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  • Health

Tracking health threats, one sewage sample at a time

Researchers in Virginia Beach, Va., show how they test wastewater for signs of COVID-19, and how they're preparing to look for other health threats.

April 25, 2023
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By:
  • Pien Huang and
  • Meredith Rizzo
Valerie Boyd is the editor of 'Bigger than Bravery.'

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  • News

Black 'joy and resilience' during the pandemic chronicled in 'Bigger than Bravery'

A new anthology includes work by dozens of Black authors reflecting on the pandemic.

March 28, 2023
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  • Peter Biello
A raccoon dog looks out of its cage in a Chinese live animal market in January 2004. Raccoon dogs could have been an initial host for the virus that caused the COVID-19 pandemic.

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  • Animals

Raccoon dogs may have been linked to the pandemic. What are they?

The wild animals are more similar to foxes than to domesticated dogs. Data that suggested a link between raccoon dogs and the origins of the COVID pandemic was removed from an international database.

March 18, 2023
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  • Kaitlyn Radde
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  • Health

Are there places you should still mask in, forever? Three experts weigh in

NPR asked COVID-19 experts how we should keep weighing risk as we enter the fourth year of the pandemic.

February 10, 2023
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By:
  • Carmen Molina Acosta
Starting May 11 most people will have to pay for those at-home test kits for COVID-19, as the federal government's declaration of a COVID-19 public health emergency officially ends.

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  • Health

COVID test kits, treatments and vaccines won't be free to many consumers much longer

Insurers, employers, taxpayers and other consumers will all be affected as drugmakers move these products to the commercial market in May. How much you'll pay depends on your health insurance.

February 08, 2023
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  • Julie Appleby
President Joe Biden talks with reporters on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Monday, Jan. 30, 2023, after returning from an event in Baltimore on infrastructure.

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  • News

President Biden to end COVID-19 emergencies on May 11

President Joe Biden has informed Congress that he will end the twin national emergencies for addressing COVID-19 on May 11, as most of the world has returned closer to normalcy nearly three years after they were first declared.

January 31, 2023
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  • Associated Press
Fifth-graders wearing face masks sit at proper social distancing during a music class at the Milton Elementary School in Rye, N.Y., May 18, 2021. The COVID-19 pandemic that shuttered classrooms set back learning in some U.S. school systems by more than a year, with children in high-poverty areas affected the most, according to data shared with The Associated Press.

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  • Children's Health

COVID-19 is a leading cause of death among children, but is still rare

Children ages 19 and under died from COVID-19 at a rate at 1 per 100,000, making it rare, but still a leading cause of death among that age group.

January 31, 2023
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By:
  • Ayana Archie

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  • Health

The White House plans to end COVID emergency declarations in May

The declarations have been extended several times since they were first enacted back in 2020. The plan could have implications for several COVID-related policies, such as funds for tests and vaccines.

January 30, 2023
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By:
  • Dana Farrington

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  • Health

Your kids are adorable germ vectors. Here's how often they get your household sick

After months of COVID, flu and RSV infections, parents of little kids are kinda losing it. But the data shows kids have always brought home waves of respiratory illness.

January 26, 2023
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By:
  • Maria Godoy
A woman poses for a selfie on a bridge decorated with lanterns at a public park in Beijing on the first day of the Lunar New Year holiday, Sunday, Jan. 22, 2023.

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  • Asia

China is celebrating the Lunar New Year, with most COVID rules lifted

People across China rang in the Lunar New Year on Sunday with large family gatherings and crowds visiting temples after the government lifted its strict "zero-COVID" policy.

January 22, 2023
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  • The Associated Press
Rapid antigen tests are ubiquitous, but some Americans  have learned the hard way that a negative test result isn't necessarily the final word.

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  • Health

Is it time for a reality check on rapid COVID tests?

At-home rapid tests have become a staple of COVID-19 precautions, but some experts worry that people are relying too much on these tests and that's creating a false sense of security.

January 21, 2023
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By:
  • Sydney Lupkin
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